Luke 12:16

Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.
Luke 12:16
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Original language (Greek)

Εἶπεν δὲ παραβολὴν πρὸς αὐτοὺς λέγων· ἀνθρώπου τινὸς πλουσίου εὐφόρησεν ἡ χώρα.

  1. ΕἶπενEipen“He spoke”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  2. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. παραβολὴνparabolēn“a parable”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from παραβολή · “parable” · Strong's G3850
  4. πρὸςpros“to”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  5. αὐτοὺςautous“them”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  6. λέγων·legōn“saying;”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  7. ἀνθρώπουanthrōpou“Of a man”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  8. τινὸςtinos“certain”
    Indefinite pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from τις · “one” · Strong's G5100
  9. πλουσίουplousiou“rich”
    Adjective, genitive, singular, masculine · from πλούσιος · “rich” · Strong's G4145
  10. εὐφόρησενeuphorēsen“brought forth abundantly”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εὐφορέω · “be fruitful” · Strong's G2164
  11. ἡhē“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. χώρα.chōra“ground.”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from χώρα · “country” · Strong's G5561
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)